Farmers affected by flood face financial ruin

A cruel blow of fate: Single mother Suhailiza checking the damage on her family’s chilli plants which were destroyed during the recent flood.

BATU PAHAT: What was supposed to be a game changer for the livelihood of a single mother from Kampung Seri Muar here was wiped out by the recent floods.

Suhailiza Suliman, 36, said the village in Parit Karjo was flooded on March 4 when water from the nearby Sungai Parit Karjo broke its banks.